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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Achanta
Winner — 1978
KOTA DHANA RAJU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 54.4%CPM 29.8%1 others 15.9%
Votes
39,504
54.4% share
Winning margin
17,882
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.6%
of 96,064
Achanta is a safe seat — KOTA DHANA RAJU won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOTA DHANA RAJU |  INC(I)INC | 39,504 | 54.4% |
| 2 | DIDUPATTI SUNDRARA RAJU | Left | 21,622 | 29.8% |
| 3 | DASARI PERUMALLU | INC | 11,531 | 15.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (105th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.2% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
105th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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93rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.4%CPM 29.8%INC 15.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2014. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2014, so they are not shown for earlier elections.